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Monday, January 21, 2013

Fort Smith Anchor Arrested for DWI

KFSM reports that their very own Ashley Beck was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. KFSM reports an Arkansas State Police trooper stopped Beck on Interstate 40 near Van Buren early Sunday.

I've got a great idea: Since 5 News is so cheap and unwilling to hire a full-time weekend met, why not have Joe Pennington anchor the 5,6, and 10 broadcasts? Maybe they could splurge for a bunk bed for he and Garrett to share.

While you're at it, why not hire another shmuck or two and run sports even further into the ground. I can't speak for everyone, but I know I can't get enough fishing stories. Outstanding job on that feature by the chick who can't form complete sentences. LOLOLOLOL.

5 News continues to set the standard for excellence at an alarmingly low level. Dumpster fire much? HAHAHA!!!

That's nothing! In Little Rock, it's common and dreary to see the anchors come back from their "dinner break" completely sloshed. It has been a while since I worked at 7, but Ned always used to come back to work at 9:30 hammered drunk.

It's sad no one stopped her. I saw her at the opening gala for the Ft Smith Art Museum and she was pretty hammered at 8:30 and making a scene of herself at the buffet... grabbing stuff up like she was leaving for a polar expedition. She probably went out to the bars after that. I've heard this is not atypical behavior for her.

They used to call the 1:30 to 10:30pm news shift the "alcoholic's dream" because you could get drunk and then sleep it off the next morning. Everyone who's worked in the biz knows someone who fits that description! Sad but true--although, of course, the anchors don't usually work an 8 hour day to begin with.

She was way over the legal limit. File for the report. Also, the "neighbor" who bailed her out is her next door neighbor whom she's been having an affair with. He has a wife and two kids. Lives are ruined. She's toxic. All these people want her back, stating this is "a mistake and her only time." Wrong. It's only a mistake when you stop doing it.

She and the "5 coworker" broke up and she is having an affair with the neighbor. The wife is devastated. She's a friend and was blindsided by this! Saw money missing from their account, asked him, he confessed.

This is all very interesting. I have always been annoyed that most of her clothes were unprofessional looking. She often looks as if she were ready to go on a date, not sit an an anchor desk. It sort of fits with what all of you are saying.

Like many of the younger broadcasters, she constantly refers to "the show", rather than saying "the broadcast." This makes us cringe in our house.

A taped apology was not the way to handle this situation. If they wanted to keep her, - probably not the best idea - let her give a written statement but nothing on tape. Poor judgement on the GM's part.

"Thank you for loving me through this. I'm sincerely sorry and vow to never make this mistake again. We serve a loving and forgiving God. 1st Corinthians 12:13

I've stayed away from all social media. But to those who've called, texted, come over, and loved me-thank you. I was wrong. I'm heart fully sorry. And I pray you will forgive me and learn from my poor decision and huge mistake. This is my first posting anywhere. God is a healer."

Ironically, the verse she quoted contains the word drink in it.

13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Sounds like this girl has some issues. Maybe being arrested was the best thing that ever happened to her. Maybe she did wake up and smell the coffee and realize her life is going in the wrong direction. She is lucky she didn't have a wreck and kill herself or someone else. Why does forgive and forget only apply to a certain few?

A recorded apology, a dock in pay, suspension for a few days, go to rehab or AA, you get to keep your job but don't you ever screw up again or you are out.

Hey we all have went out and had a few drinks but if your in the "public eye" you should use better judgment. My dad is a truck driver and if was to get a dui do you think he would be going back to work! And why is she talking about God in the interview? I mean come on really? LOLOLOL I will no longer continue to watch 5 news. I mean if i wanna watch a soap opera i'll turn one on!! And hey shes a poor actress...did y'all see a tear?? Lol

No, actually it's time to tell MADD they've gone too far. Kudos to 5 for keeping her in spite of it. Too many people are getting dwi's without doing any harm to anyone. They say they are preventing them , but really they are just getting rich off of them. A person who gets a dwi has to actually pay money to MADD to get their license back. Yes, not just the state - MADD! A completely independent agency. That is just terrible.

Give me a break! This is NOT as big a deal as some of you make it out to be. It's not like she killed Dr. Becky. This girl made the same mistake that thousands of our fellow Arkansans make every year. I've worked with dozens of people who were fired for drinking or drugs, and in all but two cases, they went on to better stations in larger markets.

Uh huh. Beck being hired at a larger market? That will be the day I eat my hat. She doesn't have what it takes. I remember back when her and Ketz shared the morning show. You could see in AB's face that she didn't like sharing the split screen with AK. Ketz was better to look at and more professional to listen to. The only reason Beck got moved to nights is because she was the only one left and I guess paid her dues.

Nobody outside of Fortsmith knows who she is or could care less about a station that markets a town with a rapidly falling population . They need to move up to northwest Arkansas before the rest of their Fortsmith money from local companies leaves town.

It is just amazing to me how if this was snother public figure we would have heard about it every news cast for months but you have heard very little about this on the news. Why did they not publish her breathilizer results..Then they could not say she was allegedly drunk. She was way over the limit..From reading the other post sounds like she feels rules don't apply tpo her. If she wants it get it

look,she is a drunk,she is a wreckless driver and I am sure she still speeds out there,she sleeps around,I know that for a fact and oh the stories I could tell you about that,she breaks up family and she has a attitude that she cannot be touched if she breaks the law,she is fake,showed that with her fake crying and saying sorry.5news is all about the rich and if Ashley was not good looking with the big boobs she has,they would have got rid of her a long time ago,but sex sells to 5 news and drinking is worshipped there,so drunks and whores,yeah they surround the 5 news crowd

funny how you arkansas retards saying we don't care and yet you have to tell everyone,if you do not care,why do you post on here?OH YEAH!!It is Arkansas people,the booze has rot all your brains and made ya completely stupid.So let me explain something in your language..duhhh,don't post here if ya don't care duhhhhhhh.And some of you takke a freak'n shower,you stink.And also for caring,I care cause I drive on these roads and when you have a idiot like Ashley driving like she owns the road,I better not get hit.

just cannot believe all these hollyer than tho people, you contunually judge other because they donot fall in your standards but perhaps you need to take a long look in the mirror and some of your pass, its bad enough that there are the dry counties that people have to drive to socialize , not everyone is the all mighty church going and judge of others, at least a club or bar pays taxs, just how much have the hollyer than thou crowd paid at least,the lady is human and with that is allowed her own life without your types of critics, view your own mistakes before you judge others, she is not a criminal as many of the holler than thou are.